imitate

Definition of imitate

Verbs

reproduce someone's behavior or looks
"The mime imitated the passers-by"
Synonyms:
copy, simulate
Types:
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conform to, follow
behave in accordance or in agreement with
go by
be or act in accordance with
mock
imitate with mockery and derision
ape, caricature
represent in or produce a caricature of
impersonate
represent another person with comic intentions
burlesque, parody, spoof
make a parody of
take off
mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner
mime, mimic
imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
model, pattern
plan or create according to a model or models
scale
pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
sovietise, sovietize
model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union
follow, take after
imitate in behavior; take as a model
emulate
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
Type of:
reproduce
make a copy or equivalent of
appear like, as in behavior or appearance
"Life imitate art"
Types:
ape
imitate uncritically and in every aspect
emulate
imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
follow suit
do what someone else is doing
Type of:
resemble
appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
make a reproduction or copy of
Type of:
copy, re-create
make a replica of

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
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George Orwell's "1984" Part 1 »(312 words)
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Katherine Paterson's "Bridge to Terabithia" »(197 words)
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J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" Chapters 1-14 »(70 words)
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John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" »(101 words)
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Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" Chapters 17-28 »(114 words)
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MEME »(870 words)
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James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" »(561 words)
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Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels - Chapters 1-4 »(415 words)
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